Does anyone know about the lap beads fundraiser? I read it somewhere but can't remember where and need to know how you tie the necklaces so you can keep adding beads for each lap.
We are doing this fundraiser for the first time as well and I will be sure to post a picture after our event, August 1-2. I found bead packs of 1000, for :
Volume Price
Quantity
Price each
3-5
$2.89
6-10
$2.79
11-20
$2.69
21-99
$2.59
100-9999
$2.49
Weight: 0.65 pounds
The website is www.makingfriends.com. We are using purple, blue, and red, for Celebrate, Remember, and Fight Back. Hope this helps! What is everyone using for string?
Thanks,
Toni
May 9, 2008 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments
hedinthecloudz
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Where do you all get your
Where do you all get your beads? We've checked Michael's (and found one container of assorted pony beads, nothing more) and the only other store that we could think of is Jo-Anne's, which seems (from their website) to have small bags (but of solid colors) for about four bucks each. How much do you all end up paying for the materials, and how many should our team anticipate needing for a relay with about three hundred people?
Sorry for having so many questions, but thanks in advance!
April 26, 2008 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments
doodle7995
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beads
Joanns has them. Michaels should too. I bought mine on orientaltading.com this year because the bags went up about $1 each from last year, in both stores.
I have no idea how many bags of beads you will need for a Relay of 300 people. Your Relay has about 150 teams and closer to 2000 team members, along with random people that just come to walk, So I dont know if I am the best resource. But knowing that about OUR Relay, I ordered about 25 bags total this year. which may be overkill, but I like to be prepared.
So maybe for 300 people you order a 3rd or a quarter of that?
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Sarah Conlon
Tacoma Relay for Life Beach Babes-Team Captain
April 28, 2008 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments
doodle7995
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Updates
I am so happy that so many teams are going to be using this fundraiser this year.
I want to wish everyone good luck.
I have gotten a TON of emails from many many people asking specfic questions about this fundraiser. Many more than have posted on here. I would LOVE it if some of those teams post updates after their Relays to share your success. If you had any problems, and what worked best for you. And if you can think of any ways to improve upon it for next year.
My Relay is May 30th, I will post an update after that.
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Sarah Conlon
Tacoma Relay for Life Beach Babes-Team Captain
April 22, 2008 - 11:30am login or register to post comments
orcwgl70
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Lap Bead Fundraiser
One of the teams at our Relay does this event. This is how they do it. For either $.50 or $1.00 (can't remeber which one) walkers can purchase a string on a walk. With each lap that is completed, the walker can pick a bead from the team that is selling the string. Many of us collect the beads to keep track of how far our team walks. Last year, one of the girls on our ROTC team walked 5 miles by herself, and she wasn't even there all night!! She received an awesome reward from our local RFL chapter. The beads are an awesome way to show people just how much we care about the cause. In tieing the necklaces, we didn't until the end of the event. We would just hand off the necklace to the next person so we could keep going. In all our Regal Eagle team (www.foe,com) walked around 32 miles all together (if I remember correctly). Hope this provided some info.
Ronna Willhite, Proud Prineville Eagles # 2555 Auxiliary Member/Officer, RFL Member, and Cancer Survivor
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jddicus
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Lap Beads
Thank you for the great fundraiser idea and instructions.
our relay is in 2 months, We are about the same size as yours. could you tell me how many years you have been sellins these and about how many you are starting out with this year? 2nd year in Paradise California and doing great.
April 8, 2008 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments
doodle7995
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I don't even know yet
Every year we just make as many as we have time to make beforehand. I don't even count anymore. I just sit in front of the TV and make them for hours. I havent even started yet this year because we have a HUGE fundraising event planned for 2 weeks before Relay and all of my time is pretty much wrapped up in that right now.
I will probably end up buying about 20-25 bags of beads this year.
What usually ends up deciding form me, is how many the 3 craft stores have in stock when I shop for them.... I clean them out then decide if i Need more. Then I return the unopened bags after Relay. Its kinda hit & miss and ocasionally I have to send a team member out to pick up more during Relay.
We NEVER have enough strings tied before Relay, I dont know how that always happens, but we always need more than we thought we did. And we end up tying them while we are all sitting around.
This is our 4th year selling the beads.
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Sarah Conlon
Tacoma Relay for Life Beach Babes-Team Captain
April 8, 2008 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments
tkbrowning1977
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i was wondering what kind of
i was wondering what kind of string do you use? i love this idea! i was thinking of doing a bracelet but this sounds easier. thanks for sharing your idea.
April 17, 2008 - 11:53am login or register to post comments
mahmot
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LAP BEAD string-how to's
Anyone share some other ideas on what to use for string? Also
can you plse describe how to get it started and how to 'tie' em'
I've read the original idea from Washington but I can't seem to grasp the details...
anyone have some easier ideas to share...
thnx
May 13, 2008 - 7:29am login or register to post comments
doodle7995
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Something like this
We use something similar to this, maybe a little thicker. We like it becasue its cheap and its comfortable to wear.
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